HTML

Format: HTML (.htm, .html)

Description: Supports hyperlinks and other web-based features. Retains StyleSheet formatting.

Suggested Uses: Report Library, Email for display in a web browser.

Considerations:

• The default file type for the HTML format is .htm. If the output returned from your procedure is an .mht file, you must manually change the file type to .mht, in order for the output file to open correctly.
• A chart that is scheduled to be distributed in HTML format cannot be burst. To successfully burst a chart, the following formats can be selected:
  • The following image formats can be burst:
    • PNG
    • SVG
    • JPEG
    • GIF
  • The following file formats can be burst:
    • PDF
    • PPTX
    • EXL07
  • In order to output HTML pages with images, normally you would select DHTML as the format and the output is distributed with the extension .mht. You can select HTML as the distribution format. If you select HTML, ReportCaster creates the output with the extension .htm by default.

    Note: In order for an HTML report to display an image, the procedure must specify the command SET BASEURL=''.

    If the scheduled procedure contains the SET WEBARCHIVE = ON command, outputs pages with images, and you select HTML as the format, be sure to change the extension in the Save Report As field from .htm to .mht.

• When distributing HTML reports by email or FTP, the scheduled report (.fex) must set a fully qualified FOCEXURL and FOCHTMLURL for the report styling options defined below. These reference the JavaScript components located on the web or application server where the Client is configured. For example:

  SET FOCEXURL='hostname:port/ibi_apps/'

  SET FOCHTMLURL='hostname:port/ibi_apps/ibi_html'

  Styling options include:

  • Accordion reports
  • Table of Contents (TOC) reports
  • Peer Graphics/Data Visualization graphical reporting
  • Multi-drill reports
  • HFREEZE options

  If using SSL security, edit the URL to specify https.

• Bursting is supported, except for FML reports.
• Can be distributed as an email attachment or as an inline email message.
• Works with procedures that contain GRAPH FILE syntax. When used with GRAPH FILE, ReportCaster automatically generates the graph on the reporting server (using JSCOM3) and embeds it into the HTML output using HTMLEMBEDIMG=ON. If the scheduled procedure specifies HTMLARCHIVE=ON, this will override HTMLEMBEDIMG=ON and generate output that can be displayed in older versions of Internet Explorer.